New American Standard Bible 1995

John 3:25-36

25Therefore there arose a discussion on the part of John’s disciples with a Jew about 1purification. 26And they came to John and said to him, “2Rabbi, He who was with you 3beyond the Jordan, to whom you 4have testified, behold, He is baptizing and all are coming to Him.” 27John answered and said, “5A man can receive nothing unless it 6has been given him from heaven. 28You yourselves 7are my witnesses that I said, ‘8I am not the 9Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent ahead of Him.’ 29He who has the bride is 10the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. So this 11joy of mine has been made full. 30He must increase, but I must decrease.

31“12He who comes from above is above all, 13he who is of the earth is from the earth and speaks of the earth. 14He who comes from heaven is above all. 32What He has seen and heard, of that He 15testifies; and 16no one receives His testimony. 33He who has received His testimony 17has set his seal to this, that God is true. 34For He whom God has 18sent speaks the words of God; 19 20for He gives the Spirit without measure. 35 21The Father loves the Son and 22has given all things into His hand. 36He who 23believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who 24does not 25obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”

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Notes

1. John 3:25 John 2:6 ↩
2. John 3:26 Matt 23:7; John 3:2 ↩
3. John 3:26 John 1:28 ↩
4. John 3:26 John 1:7 ↩
5. John 3:27 1 Cor 4:7; Heb 5:4 ↩
6. John 3:27 James 1:17 ↩
7. John 3:28 Lit testify for me ↩
8. John 3:28 John 1:20, 23 ↩
9. John 3:28 I.e. Messiah ↩
10. John 3:29 Matt 9:15; 25:1 ↩
11. John 3:29 John 15:11; 16:24; 17:13; Phil 2:2; 1 John 1:4; 2 John 12 ↩
12. John 3:31 Matt 28:18; John 3:13; 8:23 ↩
13. John 3:31 1 Cor 15:47; 1 John 4:5 ↩
14. John 3:31 Matt 28:18; John 3:13; 8:23 ↩
15. John 3:32 John 3:11 ↩
16. John 3:32 John 3:11 ↩
17. John 3:33 John 6:27; Rom 4:11; 15:28; 1 Cor 9:2; 2 Cor 1:22; Eph 1:13; 4:30; 2 Tim 2:19; Rev 7:3-8 ↩
18. John 3:34 John 3:17 ↩
19. John 3:34 Lit because He does not give the Spirit by measure ↩
20. John 3:34 Matt 12:18; Luke 4:18; Acts 1:2; 10:38 ↩
21. John 3:35 Matt 28:18; John 5:20; 17:2 ↩
22. John 3:35 Matt 11:27; Luke 10:22 ↩
23. John 3:36 John 3:16 ↩
24. John 3:36 Acts 14:2; Heb 3:18 ↩
25. John 3:36 Or believe ↩

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